shorted
past simple and past participle ofshort
short
verb[IorT]
uk/ʃɔːt/us/ʃɔːrt/informalforshort-circuit:
Theplumbershorted thewashingmachine.
Electrical components & circuitry
- armature
- baseband chip
- cathode
- cathode ray
- charging point
- circuit breaker
- circuit diagram
- coil
- electromotive
- filament
- LED display
- neutral
- potentiometer
- recharger
- rectifier
- relay
- short circuit
- storage battery
- supercapacitor
- transformer
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Faults and mistakes
Examplesofshorted
shorted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Piezoelectric current from shunted andshortedguard-ring quartz gauges.
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This signal wasshortedwhen the probe was stopped, so that it could be used for flutter compensation if needed.
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Nevertheless, the effective resistance remains unchanged if nodes of the same potential areshorted.
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I understand that the facts are practically as stated, save that the attendants' hours of duty are somewhatshortedin winter.
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They cannot beshortedso easily when farmers are not able to inspect them at every minute of the day.
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If the rules are broken and safety equipment isshortedor switched off, one must be willing to pursue the matter in the courts, otherwise regulation becomes diminished.
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A strong vibration of the feeler accompanied by a growling noise indicated that the coil isshorted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The floodingshortedelectrical panels and started fires.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has also publicly criticized andshortedthe stock of technology companies he believes are defrauding investors by misrepresenting their technology.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Others that could beshortedwere also not tested.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A low-voltage current is sent through the track between the signals and is detected to determine whether the circuit is closed, open, orshorted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By 1973, the highway had beenshortedto 10.7 miles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This race which wasshortedto 235 miles from its originally-planned 300, due to deteriorating track conditions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shortedfailures and leakage due to increase of parallel parasitic resistance are the most common failure modes of capacitors, followed by open failures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The inner petals are slightlyshortedin length with a warted patch at base inside.
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